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Gone in 0.6 seconds: the encoding of motor memories depends on recent sensorimotor states.

<24> The first ever paper to demonstrate the remarkably strong effect of recent motion on subsequent movement. These findings constitute a paradigm shift, since for the first time they show the important role played by recent movement history in the formation and recall of motor memory. This was the result of a large 5-year Wellcome Trust project, with follow-up BBSRC proposal submitted to continue the collaboration with Franklin & Wolpert in Cambridge. The results have wide ranging implications in motor control for humans and robots, as well as other fields such as sports science, since they explain how backswing and preparatory movements affect performance.